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Quantum computing is now a big step closer thanks to Australian breakthrough

For the first time ever, scientists have found a way to build a quantum Fredkin gate
Go language expands to IBM mainframes

IBM hopes that Google's language, already in use by Docker and Kubernates, will stretch the open source ecosystem for its mainframes
10 dumb security mistakes sys admins make

Do as I say, not as I do: Admin mistakes often surpass the severity of those made by users. Here are 10 of the most common -- and their remedies
ATO prepares for digital by default

Tax office seeks input on digital transformation

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Oracle seeks US$9.3 billion for Google’s use of Java in Android

The figure appears in a report by Oracle's damages expert, which Google strongly contests

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Open Source

What's in HPE's persistent memory?

Memory and storage have been separated in computers for decades, but that's changing.
Open Source

Intel's new SSDs are advance scouts for NVMe

With its latest SSDs, Intel is paving the way for fast, standard NVMe connections in storage systems for both more and less adventurous users.
Development

Google predicts Angular 2 is 'not too far away'

Google's popular JavaScript framework is nearing the last point before an official general release
Networking

FCC votes to expand Lifeline program to include broadband subsidy

The Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to expand the Lifeline telephone subsidy for low-income Americans to include Internet access.
Software

Critics of DMCA takedowns flood Copyright Office with thousands of comments

Critics of the Digitial Millennium Copyright Act have flooded the U.S. Copyright Office with tens of thousands of comments complaining about a process that often forces websites to kill user-generated content when faced with a copyright complaint.
Hardware

For Windows 10, March goes out like a lion

Windows 10 boosted its growth in users during March after a slow February.
Security

Flaw in popular door controllers allow hackers to easily unlock secure doors

A flaw in door controllers made by HID Global could allow hackers to unlock secure doors over the network without authentication.
Apple

FBI is cracking an iPhone in an Arkansas murder case

The FBI is helping Arkansas prosecutors break into an iPhone and iPad looking for evidence in a murder trial, and it’s without asking Apple for help.
Security

Reddit's removal of ‘warrant canary’ could hint at US demand for its user data

Reddit has removed a notice, known as a warrant canary, from its transparency report for 2015, suggesting that it may have received a secret national security order for user data.
Security

CloudFlare aims to block fewer legitimate Tor users

CloudFlare is tweaking its systems to make it easier for legitimate Tor users to access websites that use its content delivery system.
Security

FCC votes for strict new broadband privacy rules

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has taken a major step toward new regulations requiring Internet service providers to get customer permission before using or sharing their Web-surfing history and most other personal information.
Software

Here's how Hololens could transform car buying

Microsoft's Hololens promises to merge the real and virtual worlds in ways that haven't been possible before, and on Thursday morning, it demonstrated one way the gadget could transform the way we buy cars and just about any other major product.
Grid & Cloud Computing

Microsoft, Google make their pitches to unseat Amazon in the cloud

The past two weeks have been a bonanza of cloud conferences and they provide useful insight into the ongoing IaaS cloud wars between Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Despite a flurry of announcements, the consensus is that neither Microsoft nor Google did anything over the past two weeks to unseat AWS, but it’s clear the cloud wars are as hot as ever.
Software

Edge browser edges Chrome in early adoption sweepstakes

Microsoft says its newest browser, Edge, increased its usage faster than did Google's Chrome after its 2008 launch.
Power & Energy

How SunEdison went from No. 1 to the edge of bankruptcy

SunEdison, the world's largest renewable energy producer, is facing bankruptcy. So how did a company that was healthy and solvent in 2014, end up with $11 billion in debt in 2016?

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